Boat



A. L. FIELD 2,203,565

BOAT

Filed July 24, 1939 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR 5 6 37 ATTORNEYS A. L. FIELD June 4, 1940.

BOAT

3 Shaets-Sheet 2 Filed July 24, 1939 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS A. L. FIELD June 4, 1940.

BOAT

Filed July 24, 1939 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 91L, fi 2 d ATTORNEYS Patented June 4, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BOAT Alfred L. Field, Batavia, N. Y.

Application July 24, 1939, Serial No. 286,253

Olaims ceptacle fitted with bait holders and this receptacle receives fish when caught and such receptacle is of a construction to assure a healthy condition to both'the fish and the bait held within the holders. a

Another object of the invention is the provision of a boat of this character wherein the bait holders are susceptible of being raised and lowered within the storage receptacle which is also adjustably suspended so that it can be lowered inthe well for circulation ofwater therein without the water reaching alevel-for its flowinto the body of the boat, the. receptacle and the holders being readily accessible for the introducing of bait within the holders or the removal of such bait therein contained.

, A further object of the invention is the provision of .a boat of this character wherein the storage receptacle for the fish caught in the use of the boat is concealed from view being confined within .a seat built within the body of said boat and this seat has a lid enabling easy access to the Well or the receptacle therein, the bait holders being within the storagereceptacle and are conveniently accessible at will. a A further object of the invention is the provision of a boat of thischaracter wherein the receptacle for the storage of fish therein when lowered below the bottomof the boat to be partially submerged in water will be shielded so as to protect the fish contained therein from water impact and also avoids retarding the travel of the boat when afloat and being advanced in a body of water. 1

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a boat of this character wherein the storage receptacle has areticulated bottom so that water can freely flow therein and circulate within for maintaining fish trapped therein in a healthy condition and alive, this being also true a with respect to bait, particularly live:bait contained within the holders therefor. A still further object of the invention is the provision of a boat of this character which is simple in its construction, thoroughly reliable and efiicient in operation, novel in construction, assured sanitary and inexpensive to manufacture. With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described in detail, il-

lustrated in the accompanying drawings which disclose the preferred and modified forms of the 5' invention and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended. h

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a top planview of a boat constructed I in accordance with the invention. 1o

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure2 looking in the direc- 15 tion of the arrows. f

Figure 4 is a sectionalview of the line 5- 5 of Figure 2 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Figure 2 looking in the direction of the arrows. 20

Figure6 isa fragmentary bottom plan view.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal sectional view through a modified form of boat construction.

Figure 8 is a sectional view on the line 8-8 of 2 Figure '7 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 9 is a sectionalview on the line -9 of Figure 7 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 10 is a fragmentaryperspective view of a bait box constituting a part of the modified form in Figures '7, 8 and 9.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawings. a

Referring to the drawings in detail, particu- 35 larly Figures 1 to 6 inclusive, A designates generally the boat constructed in accordance with the invention and comprises a body ll), being the shell of the boat having a flat bottom, ll, the shape of the said body or shell being conventional with a pointed bow l2 and a blunt or straight stern 13 respectively. Built within the body or shell l0 amidship is a seat frame I4 closed on all sides, the ends 15 of the said frame being inter-' fitted with the opposite side walls 16. Between 45 v the ends I5 and the sides adjacent thereto of the body or shell [0 are pockets I! for accommodating fishing materials or for any other purpose. The seat frame I4 opens through the fiat bottom H of the body or shell l0 and the top of this frame is open, being closed by a hinged lid or cover l8 constituting the seat proper. This. lid or cover l8 also closes the pockets I! being extended from oneside to theother of the cody or shell of the boat A. 55

over the points of location thereof;

The seat frame l4 constitutes an open well 59 and the inner faces of the sides and ends of the said frame being provided with a metal lining 2i] entirely covering the same. v

Accommodated within the well I9 is a storage receptacle 2| forrec eiving fish caught by a user of the boat and has formed therewith a reticulated orwire mesh fabric bottom 22, the receptacle being susceptible ofadjustment vertically so that it can be lowered from within the well l9 into a body of water on which the boat is afloat so that such water cancirculate therethrough maintaining the fish trapped therein Properly arranged within the well I9 near the upper open end thereof are guide pulleys 23' having trained thereover raising; andlowering cables 24, these being connected with a windless thereto a hand crank 21 which is located outside of the well IQ for free access and on manipulation of such crank handle the receptacle 2| can be raised and lowered within the well IQ. When the receptacle 2| is in a raised position easy access can be had thereto on the opening of the lid or cover l8.

Located within the receptacle 2| is a pair of bait holders 29 and 30 respectively, the latter having a permanently closed bottom 3| while the holder 29 has the reticulated or perforated bottom 32'. The holders2i and 353 are suspended by hanger chains 33, these being fastened thereto and to selected walls of the well; iii, the fasteners being of a kind to allow ready removal of the holders 29 and 30 at will. The holders 29 and 30 are accessible through swinging doors 34, built in the lid or cover l8 and are directly One of the holders is for worms while the other is for minnows, crabs, or other'bait. The holder 36 has inside thereof loop handles for convenient lifting of the said holder from within the receptacle 2|.

Arranged below thebottom ll of the boat body or shell I!) and forwardly of the well i9 is a shield or deflector plate 35, being loosely swung by staples 31 fixed in a cross beam or bar 38,

built in the body or shell [0, and this shield. or

- plate 35 extends rearwardly to underlie the receptacle 2| fora short distance while connected thereto through suspensionrods Ware coiled retractile springs 40 these being suitably attached inthe'well I9; and the purpose of these springs is to allow the plate or shield tfito yield 35 protects the fish within the receptacleZl from water impact and also relieves, the boat from there is shown a modification of the invention wherein the storage receptacle 4| has adjustable connection with hanger brackets 42, these being releasably hookedat 43 to opposite sides 44 of the seat frame, the adjustment betweenthe receptacle 4| and the said brackets 42 being had by set screws 45. The set screws 45 are fitted in guides 46 arranged within the receptacle 4|. This receptacle 4| has a. reticulated or perforated removable bottom 41 and resting thereon is a bait holder 48 including a permanently closed bottom section 49 and an open bottom section 5i! respectively. j

About the lowermost portion of the receptacle 4% and the lower open end of the Well 5| is a sectional collapsible and extensible guard 52, the opposite side and end sections thereof being loosely attached at 53 and 54, respectively to the bottom 55 of the boat body or shell 56 and the aft section 51 0f this guard 52 is equipped with alive or in a healthy condition, the water being let in through the bottom 22 of said receptacle.

a Wire mesh or reticulated screen 58 sothat water can circulate freely within the receptacle 7 4|v and atthe same time the latter will be protected from' water currents or water impact which necessarily would injure live fish stored within said receptacle.

The guard 52 has connected thereto a lift rod 59 readily accessible through the open top of the well 5| so that said guard 52 can be collapsed against the flat bottom 55 of the boat body or shell 56 and held in this condition in any suitable manner when the receptacle 4| has been a body of water and'fullyshields the receptacle 4| I within-the well 5|.

The lid or cover l8 carries a. latching hasp 55,

this being also common to'the lid or cover for the seat frame 44. The hinged connections be tween the sections of the guard are such as to permit the 7 extending or collapsing thereof. What is claimed is:

1. In a boat the combination of a hull having a bottom formed to providean opening of general ly rectangular configuration, walls bounding said opening extending upwardly within the hull and attached to the hull and toeach other to provide a well and securing means on the exterior of thebottom adjacent the opening; of a bait receptacle positioned in the well for movement outwardly ,thru the bottom of the boat and for retraction within the well, the receptacle including side walls corresponding to the walls forming the well and a recticulated bottom wall, cable means secured to the receptacle for retracting the same and additional retracting means constituting means at least partially shielding the receptacle from water currents, said additional means including plate means pivotally attached along one edge thereof to said securing means on the bottom of the boat and freely movable means suspending the opposite edge of said plate means under the receptacle thereby partially shielding the receptacle from water currents and at the same time urging the receptacle toward retracted position under impacts on the plate means.

2. In a boat,'the combination of a hull having a bottom formed'to provide an opening of generally rectangular configuration, walls bounding said opening extendingupwardly within the hull and attached to the hull and to each other to provide a well and securing means on the exterior of the bottom 'adjacentthe opening; of a bait receptacle positioned in-the well for movement outwardly. thru the bottom of the boat and for retraction entirely with the well, the receptacle including side walls corresponding to the walls forming the Well and a reticulated bottom wall, retracting means for the receptacle, the retracting means comprising cable means attached to the receptacle and additionalmeans resiliently urging the receptacle toward the retracted position, said additional means including a generally rectangular plate pivotally attached along one edge to the securing means on the bottom of the hull, the opposite edge of said plate underlying and bearing against an adjacent edge of the bait receptacle whereby pressure on the plate urges the bait receptacle toward retracted positionand spring means biasing the last mentioned edge of the plate in an upward direction.

well, said receptacle being adapted to be positioned to move outwardly through the bottom of the boat, a plurality of series of spaced securing parallel to a different side of the opening, plates pivotally and slidably attached along an edge thereof to each of the series of securing means and another plate positioned under the opening in the bottom of the boat and pivotally attached along each of its edges toan edge of the first mentioned plates thereby protecting the recep tacle at all times and urging the receptacle upwardly under impacts.

4. The combination as claimed in claim 3 including means secured to the additional plate for retracting the plates into engagement with the bottom of the hull.

5. The combination as claimed in claim 3 including at least one of the first mentioned plates provided with openings to admit water to the receptacle. i

ALFRED L. FIELD. 

